Nate Robertson vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Nate Robertson
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Nate Robertson a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Nate Robertson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 87). Nate Robertson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nate Robertson and Tim Wakefield

Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.54
42.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
5.01
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
4.41
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3457
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1279
9.99
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
6.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5064
39.55
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13939
38.88
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
5.44
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
5
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.28
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.65
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
35.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Nate Robertson and Tim Wakefield

Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.46
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3457
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.33
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.64
90.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
0.825
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Robertson and Tim Wakefield

Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
223
2477.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
488.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
9.98
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
166.67
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA